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title: "89 Hardware Investors in the San Francisco Bay Area (Nov 2026)"
last_updated: "2026-11-06"
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# 89 hardware investors in the San Francisco Bay Area

We list 89 hardware investors in the San Francisco Bay Area as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are San Francisco (28), Menlo Park (14) and Palo Alto (13).

- 89 investors
- 53 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $68M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 70 firms)
- 395 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 89 hardware investors in the San Francisco Bay Area

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kleiner Perkins | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Fintech, Proptech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $995M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/kleiner-perkins/ |
| Toyota Ventures | Corporate VC | Los Altos, CA | Seed, Series A | Hardware, AI, Energy, Climate Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $928M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/toyota-ventures/ |
| True Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Fintech, Deep Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/true-ventures/ |
| Translink Capital | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Seed, Series A, Series B | Hardware, AI, Developer Tools, Mobility | New fund, Sep 2026 | $174M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/translink-capital/ |
| Autotech Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Hardware, Mobility, AI, Logistics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/third-mind/ |
| Rebellion Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Logistics, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $13M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/rebellion-ventures/ |
| Schematic Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Industrial Tech, Logistics | New fund, May 2026 | $60M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/schematic-ventures/ |
| Plaid Matrix Fund | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Fintech, Proptech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $55M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/plaid-matrix-fund/ |
| Matter Venture Partners | VC firm | Los Altos, CA |  | Hardware, AI, Robotics, Semiconductor | New fund, Sep 2026 | $450M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/matter-venture-partners/ |
| G2 Venture Partners | VC firm | Portola Valley, CA | Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Industrial Tech, Mobility | New deal, Aug 2026 | $53M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/g2-venture-partners/ |
| Atomus Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Growth | Hardware, AI, Logistics | New fund, Sep 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/atomus-ventures/ |
| Veteran | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed | Hardware, AI, Defense Tech, Mobility | New fund, Mar 2026 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/veteran/ |
| Liquid 2 Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Mobility, SaaS | New fund, Aug 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/liquid-2-ventures/ |
| At One Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Seed, Series A | Hardware, Climate Tech, Agritech, Industrial Tech | New deal, Sep 2026 | $375M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/at-one-ventures/ |
| MVP Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Seed | Hardware, AI, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $120M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/mvp-ventures/ |
| Eclipse Partners | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Seed | Hardware, AI, Robotics, Industrial Tech | New fund, Apr 2026 | $720M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/eclipse-partners/ |
| Galileo Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Deep Tech, Robotics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/galileo-ventures/ |
| Prist Capital | VC firm | Mill Valley, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Mobility, Space, Proptech | New fund, Sep 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/prist-capital/ |
| Westly Capital Partners | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Energy, Industrial Tech | New fund, May 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/westly-capital-partners/ |
| Ubiquity Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Mobility, Healthtech | New fund, Dec 2025 | $80M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ubiquity-ventures/ |
| Zacua Ventures | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Proptech, Industrial Tech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $89M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/zacua-ventures/ |
| Earthshot Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Hardware, AI, Energy, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $77M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/earthshot-ventures/ |
| Julian Capital: Deeptech Seed Fund | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Energy, Deep Tech, Healthtech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $51M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/julian-capital-deeptech-seed-fund/ |
| Shield Capital | VC firm | Burlingame, CA | Seed | Hardware, AI, Cybersecurity, Space | New fund, Jul 2026 | $350M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/shield-capital/ |
| Uncork Capital | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed | Hardware, Developer Tools, AI, Fintech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $300M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/uncork-capital/ |

You are seeing 25 of 89. The full list adds 64 more investors and 395 named decision-makers.

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 89 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 89 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Sector: the firm states hardware as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio. Place: head office in the San Francisco Bay Area, matched on city and state.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (35: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (25; half of that when the sector is stated only), stated focus on the US (15: full marks when the firm names the US as where it invests, half when it says global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Regional focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 89 rows: stage 76, sector 89, fund size 81, website 89. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 88 rows, firm email on 25, LinkedIn page on 46, check size on 8.

## Questions
### How many hardware investors in the San Francisco Bay Area are there?
We list 89 as of November 2026. 53 of the 89 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are San Francisco (28), Menlo Park (14) and Palo Alto (13).

### Which hardware investors in the San Francisco Bay Area raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
44 of the 89 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Tyche Partners VEIR (Oct 2026), Earthshot Ventures (Oct 2026) and Emergence Capital (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of hardware investors in the San Francisco Bay Area?
The median fund size on file for this list is $68M, across the 70 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 19 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact hardware investors in the San Francisco Bay Area?
The paid file holds 395 named decision-makers across 88 of these 89 and a firm email for 25. We publish the address a firm lists itself, never a personal email. Each free row links to a profile with the firm's website.

### Where does the data on hardware investors in the San Francisco Bay Area come from?
All 89 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.